Happy Holidays!

I hope everyone is having a great holiday! We are currently in Santa Cruz, California, visiting my family. How awesome is it to celebrate X-mas on the beach? VERY. I was NOT dreaming of a white X-mas this year, that's for sure. It's a huge relief to be in such a beautiful place with my family.

Today I'm posting some of the photos we took on the second day in Portland at Burnside Skatepark.

I think this skate park was Joe's Mecca of skate parks. It's a famous DIY park that was build under the Burnside Bridge in Portland. The first day we visited it was full of people and it was hard for him to get a turn, so we woke up early the second day, went to Voodoo donuts for breakfast and got to the bridge before anyone else showed up, except for a couple of homeless guys who sleep around there. He was really excited that he got a trick he wanted before we had to leave, but I didn't get a picture of it unfortunately.
We spent the rest of the day driving to California and arrived in Eureka that night.

Don't forget the donuts!!

Vintage Shopping in Portland

We did a little shopping in Tacoma and then headed down to Portland, where I planned on doing most of the shopping on our road trip. They have so many vintage shops I couldn't resist! Red Fox vintage was absolutely awesome, with cute stuff and great prices. I found a kitschy kitty, and Joe found some adorable mugs and a little bear puppet for Ellie-bear. At Stella Bella I picked out some used maternity clothes (all the pants are still awful!! I guess I will be using my leggings for quite a while...) and picked up an art print that will be perfect for the nursery.

We stopped at Animal Traffic and I finally got some Minnatonka moccasins! I love them! I've been wanting some for so long. 

Of course I couldn't just hog the whole day to myself, so we stopped at the Pharmacy skate shop and Joe picked out new shoes and a board. We ended the day at Bye and Bye, a vegan bar. Joe got to drink a few beers and we munched on delicious vegan bar food. It was an excellent day!

I think it might be a good thing that I got stationed in Louisiana instead of Washington. It would be WAY too easy to just move down to Portland or California after I get out of the service. Oregon is a little dreary for my taste, but I love the atmosphere and culture.